| Term | Definition |
|---|
| adduced | adduce, deduce, induce? "As evidence of reliability, she ____ her four years of steady volunteer work as a nurse's aide." |
| deduces | adduce, deduce, induce? "From these clues, one ____ that the butler did it." |
| induced | adduce, deduce, induce? "After years of studying ravens, the researches ____ a few of their social habits." |
| adduce | adduce, deduce, induce? to give as a reason, offer as a proof, or cite as an example. |
| deduce | adduce, deduce, induce? To reason from general principles to specific conclusions, or to draw a specific conclusion from general bases. |
| induce | adduce, deduce, induce? To form a general principle based on specific observations. |
| adequate | adequate, sufficient, enough? The suitability of something in a particular circumstance : an ___ explanation |
| allude | allude, elude, illude? To refer to something directly. "___ to a problem" |
| allude | allude, elude, illude? This one is often used where 'refer' or 'quote' would be better |
| elude | allude, elude, illude? To avoid capture : "___ the hunters." |
| illude | allude, elude, illude? (quite rare) To deceive : "your imagination might ___ you" |
| a | a, an? "__ utopian dream" |
| an | a, an? "__ officer" |
| an | a, an? "__ honorary degree" |
| a | a, an? Indefinite article used before any word beginning with a consonant sound. |
| an | a, an? Indefinite article used before any word beginning with a vowel sound. |
| a | a, an? "an hourlong talk at __ historical society." |
| an, a | a, an? "__ HTML (pronounced as an abbreviation) document describing __ HUD (pronounced as a word) program. |
| that | that, which? Used to narrow a category : any building ___ is taller must be outside the state." |
| which | that, which? Used to add something about an item already identified : "alongside the officer trotted a toy poodle, ___ is hardly a typical police dog." |
| which | that, which? Used restrictively after a preposition ("the situation in ___ we find ourselves") |
| which | that, which? When not used restrictively, almost always preceded by a comma, parenthesis, or dash. |
| yes | Is "till" proper? "open till 10:00 p.m." |
| toward | Toward or towards? |
| backward | Backward or backwards? |
| forward | forward or forwards? |
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